The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy

"This book presents the American Revolution from the perspective of the Habsburg monarchy. It reveals how, despite seeming antithetical to the American cause, the Habsburg dynasty and people in the Habsburg lands realized the opportunity unleashed by the creation of the thirteen United States o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singerton, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2021, 2022
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"This book presents the American Revolution from the perspective of the Habsburg monarchy. It reveals how, despite seeming antithetical to the American cause, the Habsburg dynasty and people in the Habsburg lands realized the opportunity unleashed by the creation of the thirteen United States of America, demonstrating the wider effects of the American Revolution beyond the standard Atlantic World and portraying the Habsburg Monarchy in a new, oceanic light"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780813948218
0813948231